Database
A database of new towns with populations over 30,000 from the twentieth century is available. Researchers looking for a list of resources can contact aforsyth@gsd.harvard.edu
Reston, vA – 1963
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 28 kilometers from Washington, D.C.
Initial Target Population: 75,000
Current Population: 58,404
Population Date: 2010
almere, Netherlands – 1970
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 25 kilometers from Amsterdam
Initial Target Population: 125,000 – 250,000
Current Population: 198,315
Population Date: 2016
BUNDANG, SOUTH KOREA – 1989
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 24 kilometers from Seoul
Initial Target Population: 390,000
Current Population: 403,000
Population Date: 2016
cergy-pontoise, France – 1966
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 25 kilometers from Paris
Initial Target Population: 125,000
Current Population: 199,143
Population Date: 2012
irvine, ca – 1960
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 58 kilometers from Los Angeles
Initial Target Population: 430,000
Current Population: 199,143
Target Date: 2000
Population Date: Recent
milton keynes, united kingdom – 1967
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 72 kilometers from London
Primary Industry: Mark Three New Town
Initial Target Population: 250,000
Current Population: 178,809
Population Date: 2014
new songdo city, south Korea – 1996
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 36 kilometers from Seoul
Initial Target Population: 65,000
Current Population: 36,000
Population Date: 2015
the woodlands, tx – 1974
Purpose: Metropolitan Deconcentration
Location: Satellite New Town
Nearby City: 45 kilometers from Houston
Initial Target Population: 150,000
Current Population: 112,505
Population Date: 2015
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